Jack Fischer

Orbital sunset and solar array, or lightsaber? #Maythe4th #Maythe4thbewithyou

May the 4th be with you! "That's no moon..." it's our near future. We are building, connecting, and operating the infrastructure required for humanity to thrive there. Join The Light Side: intuitivemachines.com/discover/caree… #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou

AMERICAN HEROES! 🇺🇸🚀 President Trump welcomes the incredible Artemis II astronauts to the Oval Office after their historic trip around the Moon, an epic moment for our nation!

For all humanity. 🌎🚀 From the Moon to the White House — Artemis II is just the beginning.

Happy #NationalSpaceDay! 2026 is a transformational year for space. We’re moving beyond one-off missions to persistent, recurring space infrastructure. Through our recent acquisition of @LanterisSpace, we’ve expanded into a multi-domain prime, delivering: 🛰️Next-gen satellite platforms 🛜Near Space Network Services 🌖Reliable lunar logistics Check out our new footprint on intuitivemachines.com.

So dang happy for my dear friend @AstroPeggy, aka. The undisputed GOAT 🐐, Space Ninja 🥷, Chuck Norris of space. Last night @RNASAFoundation gave her the National Space Trophy for lifetime achievement and continued badassery 😉. Congrats Peggy!!

You don't need to go to space to see how incredible our planet is, but once you do you will never view it the same way. #OurPowerOurPlanet #EarthDay2026

Today is the day I launched into space and nine years later the thrill hasn't faded one bit! Grateful for the ride of a lifetime and the incredible team that made it possible. 🚀

Amazing summary of what Space Race 2.0 is really about- great job kiddo!

I understand some in the community have an affinity for specific hardware, but the focus should be on outcomes. With respect to SLS, the desired outcome is launching crewed Orion spacecraft at a reasonable cadence, rebuilding muscle memory, and buying down risk so we can land astronauts on the Moon. This is until such time as there are multiple crewed pathways that allow us to undertake lunar missions with even greater frequency and at lower cost, so that Artemis can live on for decades into the future. The idea that Artemis II was only held up by the heat shield is not correct. Administrator Bill Nelson stated in December 2024, two years after Artemis I flew, that we would refly the same heat shield design on Artemis II, yet the mission did not fly until April 2026. On a side note, if leadership knew at the time that Artemis II would not launch until April 2026, it probably would have made sense to replace the heat shield altogether. Even with as clean of a mission as Artemis II, it is hard to imagine waiting until 2028 to fly again and jump right to a lunar landing. SLS and Orion must launch with a reasonable cadence, and we need every opportunity to learn. That is why we added Artemis III, an easy trade against funding programs overbudget and behind schedule, in advance of a landing on Artemis IV. You cannot point to the ML-2 structure and a single EUS tank and say it was “pretty much done" and you certainly have no specifics as to the suitability of stage adapter. The Government Accountability Office has been clear on the timing and remaining costs for both ML-2 and EUS, based on a history of OIG oversight reports. Simply put, we would be committing billions more to troubled programs when we can work cooperatively with the OEM and its joint venture to leverage an in-production upper stage with decades of flight heritage and get very good at turning ML-1. Of course, we retain the option of working with industry on ML-2, converting it to the SLS standard, or harvesting parts. I am not here to favor companies or perpetuate underperforming programs. I do not want to throw away billions of taxpayer dollars, and time we do not have, on a flavor of a rocket that is not necessary to return astronauts to the moon. Those billions could go toward more Artemis missions or more science and discovery. Our focus must be on the immensely hard task of sending astronauts to the Moon with frequency and safely so we can land and stay. Above all else, I care about outcomes, and so does the hardworking team at NASA, focused on delivering for the American people and everyone around the world who eagerly await the headlines we all experienced this past weekend.

Intuitive Machines has been chosen for a fifth mission, IM-5 and I'm seriously pumped about this one because it will be the first time we get to fly our big boy - the mighty NOVA D lander! The earlier NASA awards were all about proving the tech, but IM-5 is a massive leap forward. We’re stepping up with bigger, tougher hardware, teaming up on international payloads  and heading to a prime ridge on Mons Malapert. That spot gives us near-continuous sunlight for power and rock-solid, constant comms with Earth. This isn't just a delivery run; we're scaling up and pushing the envelope to get us closer to a sustained lunar presence.

Going from the ground to orbit delivers one of the most mind blowing perspectives imaginable. That one little blue line hugging Earth's edge keeps every living thing on our planet alive 🤯

Jesse, Steve, Laddy, and Vlad….such an incredible feeling to welcome you aboard Integrity after a nearly 700,000 mile journey. Forever thankful for your service to our crew and the nation.

Re-entry of Artemis II crew captured by the astronaut in International Space Station

Home, again! Mission complete. I hope we glorified God, humanity, our families and our terrific teams a @NASA and @csa_asc. Time to share the good news!

Before reflecting on the successfully completed Artemis II mission, astronaut Jeremy Hansen mentioned that "this is the furthest I've been from Reid in a long time," referring to how the four astronauts spent the entire mission close together in the Orion capsule. Astronaut Reid Wiseman stood up and sat next to Hansen in response. "Thank you, that's better," Hansen said.

LIVE: Safely back on Earth after a trip around the Moon, our @NASAArtemis II astronauts are returning to @NASA_Johnson in Houston. Watch us welcome them back home. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Mission complete ❤️❤️❤️

On the helicopter leaving the ship right now. This planet is impossibly beautiful from every altitude I’ve seen it…surface to 250,000 miles